Buckle.



No. 839,217. ?ATENTED DBG. 25, 1996.

C. E. SMITH.'

BUCKLE.

APPLIOATION FILED M1116, 1.906.

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BUKLE.,

essere full, clear, and exect description.

My invention reletes to improvements in buckles, end particularly what t ere known es in'use by reason of lngly strain.

prises e freine and e strep is-'edepted to sliding'ber buckles. lleretofore buckles of this character have been somewhat limited the feet that it is exceediliioult to release them When under it is the object of my invention to con- .struct e, buckle of this type which may be employed practically for use in e lvariety of instenceswsnoh es trunk-streA s, book-straps, skate-straps end the like-W 1ere the buckle end strep erefunder considers-ble strain when in use.

rlhe invention consists in improvements 'preferably es illustrated in the ecoompwnying drawings. Figure l is e. perspective View of e sirop and buckle of my invention in use. Fig. 2 is e plan view of the buckle detached. Fig. 3 is e longitudinal sectionel view of the seme.-

iv is the strep, in this instance illustre-ted es spplied to e bundle 2, comprised of two books, which ere substantially non-yielding in che-rector.

.lt is intended that the buckle of my invention shell be adapted to application on leather and similar slightlyielding or non@ yielding materiel. The huelrlerlproper come.` slide.' ne frame -is mede np of the center her 3, to which the be secured, the tuck loop end loer 1i, end the presser-ber by suitable side bers. The slide 6 is eldepted to be moved beck end Yforth along theA side bers between the strep-ber end the presserber. This slide has en upturned portion lor edge 7, having e series of teeth for engaging the strep. The shoe also hes e shou the opening between the shoulder 8 and the teeth i When the strep is pulled tent, the tension on the shoulder 8 moves the slide to Specification oLetters IPatent. v Application led May 1G, 1906. Serial No. 3,130.

5, connected der 8. The strep when in use hes its end inserted in Patented Dec. 25, 1906.

l the right, (es viewed in Fig. 3,) so that the teeth? ere brought into s position to impinge ege-inst the under surface of the strep When its end is brought down and tucked under the ber e. The tension draws the slide to such en extent es to wed e the strapbetween the presser-her 5 and t e teeth 7. The ports may be readily brought to this position; but unless the articlel to which the strep is epplied or the strep itself is ofs yielding cherecter it is difficult to release the strep by e pull on the strap itself, since the tighter the nold it. For the purpose, therefore, of Ineking it possible to 4manuell release the slide in e convenient niennerl eve extended the slide forward beneath the presser-bsr 5 and turned the edge up into e li 9, which is adapted to be readily engegedrb'y the thumb or vfinger, so es to ush the'slide away the presser-ber en release the strep.

While this construction is simple and the im rovements mey be adapted to buckles of We l--lnown types Without much additional expense, it hss the edventege of'precticelity under meny conditions to which slidin -her buckles have previously been ill adapted.

Whitt l cla1misl. A buckle, comprising s frame having e presser-bnr and e tuclcloop, a, slide adapted to Wedge the strep against e portion or the `nessenbztr and having e portion. adapted to e engaged by ely strap for pulling the slide into its Wedging position, and having e'n up turned portion at its forward end for manuel engagement and release.

presser-her end e tuolcloop, e. slide ade ted to wedge the strep against a portion o the presser-ber and having s portion adapted to e 'engaged by a, strep for pulling the slide engagement end release, end e, cross-bar With upturned teeth for engaging the strep.

FRANK S. PENFIELD, Pernis F.' ODGNNELL..

from' Y 'ull on the strep the more securely theV teeth 2. A buckle, comprising a freine having e into its wedging position, end'hsvingv en upturned portion et its'forwerd end for manuel 

